Tidal Locking

Описание: The Moon is tidally locked to the Earth, meaning it rotates on its axis in the same amount of time it takes to orbit the Earth. As a result, we always see the same side of the Moon from the Earth. This is called the near side of the Moon. The Moon's rotation period matches its orbital period due to the gravitational interaction between the Earth and the Moon.

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